The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13
COLD WATER ON Us.
Knoxville Gives Her Money to Other
Roads and Leaves Ours Out-.-PIeas
for Delay---A Ray of Hope Comes
through the Might,
GrcPnriHe Ncaps.


Tho newspapers of yerterduy printed the
following associated Iress Dispatch:
kNoNvILLE, Tenn. July S.-The city coun.
ell Tonight decided In subscribe five hundred
tlious:inI dollars to the stock OF the tw o new
rnilronds to he built to this city. The sum of
S2DOW will 20 10 the Knoxville Southern rail
road, to- b" built in connection with the Mari
etit & North Gcnrga railroad malseng mn air
line from KnoXvillc to Atlanta, Ga. The
sum OF S22j ,nU will 20 to the stock Of the Pow
ell IS Valley railroad, to be built from Knox.
vile to Cumberland Gap, and to connect with
the Louisville and Nashville, and Norfolk
and Western railroads in Kentucky. Both
railroads are to be completed within two
years, and Will give Knoxville connection
with all The railroad systems of the South
The proposition will be submitted to n vote
Of the people next month. There Is no doubt
that the subscription will be voted almost
unanimously. Two new blast furnaces and
several manufacturers are guaranteed t.
Knoxville as soon as the city votes this aid tu
the railroad.
Tie above seems to give the outcome of tho
meeting of the Knoxville city council held on
Friday, In accordance with the terms OF tn,
adjournment on Thursday. OF the meeting
following account:
Pursuant to notice issued ten days ago, the
board of Aldermen met last night in the cit.
hall to take such action as they might think
necessary upon the propositions OF the Knox
Vile Southern and PowellS Valley railroad
companies submitted In accordance with tlt
law 10 Mayor Luttrel.
Recorder Nelson read the following:
MAYORS OFFICE.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 9th, 1887.
10 Honorable Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen-iou have been called together
in extra session in order that the Powels Val
ley railroad company and the Knoxville Sou
thern railroad company might submit their
propositions for our city TO take stock In each
OF their projected roads.
Believing that 1t would be best for the pub
lie and all parties concerned, have request
ed the finance committee to throughly inyes
tigate all OF the proposed roads, their ability
to build, the advantages each would bring to
/ am satisfied IN my own mind that both OF
these corporations come before you In good
faith, mean business, and are perfectly able
TO comply with any contract they might
make.
wish We conld take the full amount OF
stock asked Of us by all the different roads,
but we can not legally do this, therefore after
you have carefully Investigated these prOpo-
sitlons and others to be presented, IT is very
important that you should be cautious and
act as business men should for the common
good ofall; let the welfare of Knoxville be
your FIRST ana last desire; | regard this as the
tory and n mistake made now might set US
back for years to come.
Now, gentlemen. have given this matter
deal of time and done everything In my pow
er TO get you some independent railroad con.
nectons, and leave this matter into your
hands, trusting that you and our people will
have no dissensionS, but will act in harmony
ard as brothers In n common cause. BY all
means let us have some more railroads, and
make Knoxville the most prosperous and
growing city in the South
Respectfully.
JAS. G. LUTTEELL, Mayor.
RAY OF HOPE.
The members of the delegation appointed
to go 10 Knoxville in behalf OF this city, and
county and the board oftrade, held consulta-
tion yesterday afternoon and decided that
they should 60 anyhow and see for themselves
what the situation is. In the language OF one
Of them, If our road Is dead they intend to
see the corpse and the funeral before they put
on Grape.
President Beattie, OF the board of trade,
telegraphed on yesterday 10 Mr.. Ross, chair
man Of the Knoxville chamber OF commerce.
enquiring If IL would be worth while for
Greenviile TO send her delegation. At about
So'clock Mr. Beattle received the following
from Mr.. Ross =
ado not think council would consider pro-
position from you now. Can not advise YOU"
At $50 last night, however, the following
message reached Mr.. Beattle:
BOARD will await your arrival before final
action on appropriation.
That settles 1t. The Greenville delegation
will 60, and with hope.